''The Mysteries of Paris'' (French: ''Les mystères de Paris'') is a 1935 French
drama film
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directed by
Félix Gandéra
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and starring
Lucien Baroux
Lucien Baroux (born Marcel Lucien Barou; 21 September 1888 in Toulouse – 21 May 1968 in Hossegor) was a French actor. He began his career working in the theatre, moving on to a long career in films from the 1930s.
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,
Madeleine Ozeray
Madeleine Ozeray (13 September 1908 in Bouillon – 28 March 1989 ), was a French stage and film actress. She appeared in many films between 1932 and 1980. She is the godmother of theater actor, dancer and singer Frédéric Norbert.
Biogra ...
and
Marcelle Géniat
Marcelle Géniat (1881-1959) was a French film actress.Goble p. 121
She was born Eugénie Pauline Martin in St. Petersburg, Russia, to French parents.
Partial filmography
* ''Le retour du passé'' (1916)
* ''L'imprévu'' (1917) - Hélène Rave ...
.
[Goble p.880] It is based on the novel ''
The Mysteries of Paris
''The Mysteries of Paris'' (french: Les Mystères de Paris) is a novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in ''Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first seria ...
'' by
Eugène Sue
Marie-Joseph "Eugène" Sue (; 26 January 18043 August 1857) was a French novelist. He was one of several authors who popularized the genre of the serial novel in France with his very popular and widely imitated ''The Mysteries of Paris'', which ...
.
The film's
art direction
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was by
André Barsacq
André Barsacq (24 January 1909 – 8 July 1973) was a French theatre director, producer, scenic designer, and playwright. From 1940 to 1973 he was the director of the Théâtre de l'Atelier. He was the brother of Russian production designer Léo ...
and
Robert Gys
Robert Gys (1901–1977) was a French art director.O'Shaughnessy p.238
Selected filmography
* '' Imperial Violets'' (1924)
* ''The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (1925)
* ''Miss Europe'' (1930)
* ''Dance Hall'' (1931)
* '' The Dream'' (1931)
* '' ...
.
Cast
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1935 films
1930s French-language films
Films set in Paris
French black-and-white films
Films set in the 1840s
French historical drama films
1930s historical drama films
1935 drama films
1930s French films
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